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- Series Page
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: How Children Really Learn
- Potatoes, Potatoes, Potatoes
- Learning Is in the Brain
- Connected Learning
- Synaptic Junctions
- Brain Structures
- Pruning
- Respecting Child Thinking
- Play as Mental Development
- Pillars of the Mind
- Using What We Know
- 1. Projects and Young Children
- The Project Approach
- Intellectual Competencies of the Early Years
- More on Building Mind and Brain Capacity
- Guiding Projects With Young Children
- 2. Getting Started
- Issues in Selecting Topics for Projects
- Anticipatory Teacher Planning
- Building Common Experiences
- Finding Out What Children Already Know
- Developing Questions for Investigation
- Setting Up the Classroom for Investigation
- The Next Phase
- 3. Developing the Project
- Beginning Phase II
- Preparing for Investigation
- Moving Into Investigation
- 4. Investigation
- Field-Site Visits
- Debriefing
- Moving Into Phase III
- 5. Concluding the Project
- Culminating the Project
- The Power of Documentation
- Types of Documentation
- Using Materials and Equipment for Documentation
- Distilling Documentation
- Evaluating the Project
- 6. Preschoolers Engaged and Learning
- The Camera Project
- Learning as a Journey
- 7. Using the Project Approach With Toddlers
- The Fire Hydrant Project
- The Sign Project
- Diverse Pathways to Rich Experiences
- 8. How Projects Can Connect Children With Nature
- Thinking About Children’s Contact With Nature
- Finding a Project Topic on Nature
- Overcoming Teachers’ Fears of Science
- Investigating Nature
- Sharing Nature Projects to Educate Others
- The Canada Goose Project
- 9. Project Investigations as STEAM Experiences
- STEAM and the Project Approach
- STEAM Disciplines
- The Airplane Project
- STEAM in the Airplane Project
- 10. Responding to Challenges Teachers Face in Project Work
- “Yes, But” Thinking
- Focusing on Teacher Decision Points
- Final Thoughts From the Authors
- Color Plates
- References
- Index
- About the Authors
- Project Planning Journal
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